An inside look at life in the circus
by Shannon Barry07/14/2011
from: mercurynews.com/fremont
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages..."
These drawn out dramatic words have become synonymous as the queue for the start of a circus show.
Just hours before opening night at Circus Vargas in Dublin last Friday, some of the 25 performers take a seat to share their stories, offering an insider's view of life under the big top and how they came to be in the center ring.
Running away with the circus at 18
Jon Weiss was 18 years old and living in Long Island, N.Y. in 1981 when he signed on as one of more than 5,000 applicants for a shot to join Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.
"I knew nothing about professional circus clowns," Weiss recalls. "I went to the circus only a couple times as a child but I remember that experience."
It was the classic comics who set Weiss on his path.read more at:http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_18478977?nclick_check=1
These drawn out dramatic words have become synonymous as the queue for the start of a circus show.
Just hours before opening night at Circus Vargas in Dublin last Friday, some of the 25 performers take a seat to share their stories, offering an insider's view of life under the big top and how they came to be in the center ring.
Running away with the circus at 18
Jon Weiss was 18 years old and living in Long Island, N.Y. in 1981 when he signed on as one of more than 5,000 applicants for a shot to join Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College.
"I knew nothing about professional circus clowns," Weiss recalls. "I went to the circus only a couple times as a child but I remember that experience."
It was the classic comics who set Weiss on his path.read more at:http://www.mercurynews.com/fremont/ci_18478977?nclick_check=1
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